The private equity industry is challenged after years of high returns. The economic slowdown has decreased funding and made exit opportunities more difficult. To survive and thrive in a dynamic environment , private equity firms must have a deep understanding of industries and markets to maintain performance of investment companies, and seize opportunities caused by disruption.

Kline has deep global knowledge and expertise across a wide array of industries including chemicals, energy, automotive, industrial goods, agribusiness, healthcare, consumer products, and others. Our industry knowledge is supported by leading-edge expertise in manufacturing and supply chain analysis, market and competitive intelligence, M&A support and due diligence. Kline’s consulting practice is supported by a market research division, which gives us advantage with proprietary industry data.

Whether the challenge is to uncover high performing investment candidates or improve the performance of portfolio companies, Kline has extensive industry expertise and proven processes to help our private equity firms gain competitive advantage and succeed.